1971 Dixie 500

Race 33 of 48

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:52:05
Average speed of winner: 129.061 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 27 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 48 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-25, Petty 26-39, Baker 40, Hamilton 41, Baker 42, B. Allison 43-58, Baker 59-69, Petty 70, Baker 71-75, B. Allison 76-77, Baker 78-79, Petty 80-84, Hamilton 85-92, Petty 93-139, B. Allison 140-149, Petty 150-169, Baker 170, Petty 171, B. Allison 172-176, Petty 177-189, Baker 190-218, Petty 219-226, Baker 227-228, Hamilton 229-235, B. Allison 236-247, Petty 248-288, B. Allison 289-297, Petty 298-328

Race notes: Finale for Dick Poling.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Richard Petty	43		'71 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		328	10	181	running	20220	0
2	5	Bobby Allison	12	Coca-Cola	'69 Mercury	Holman-Moody			328	6	54	running	9530	0
3	18	Benny Parsons	72		'69 Mercury	L.G. DeWitt			319	0	0	running	6225	0
4	2	Charlie Glotzbach	3		'71 Chevrolet	Howard			318	0	0	running	4525	0
5	20	Friday Hassler	39		'70 Chevrolet	Hassler			317	0	0	running	3375	0
6	6	Donnie Allison	21	Purolator	'69 Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		316	0	0	running	3025	0
7	26	Ron Keselowski	88		'70 Dodge	Lubinski			313	0	0	running	2800	0
8	12	Frank Warren	79		'69 Dodge	Frank Warren			312	0	0	running	2525	0
9	15	James Hylton	48		'70 Ford	Hylton			312	0	0	running	2275	0
10	24	Bill Champion	10		'70 Ford	Bill Champion			312	0	0	running	2000	0
11	23	Richard D. Brown	91		'71 Chevrolet	Junior Fields			309	0	0	running	1750	0
12	19	Cecil Gordon	24		'69 Mercury	Cecil Gordon			309	0	0	running	1525	0
13	17	Marty Robbins	42		'69 Dodge	Robbins			309	0	0	running	1350	0
14	27	Jabe Thomas	25		'70 Plymouth	Don Robertson			306	0	0	running	1200	0
15	10	Bill Seifert	45		'71 Ford	Seifert			304	0	0	running	1125	0
16	32	Bobby Brack	53		'69 Ford	Hopper-Crews			302	0	0	engine	1000	0
17	38	J.D. McDuffie	70		'69 Mercury	McDuffie			299	0	0	running	900	0
18	21	Walter Ballard	30		'71 Ford	Vic Ballard			295	0	0	running	800	0
19	13	Ben Arnold	76		'69 Ford	Ben Arnold			294	0	0	running	725	0
20	39	Henley Gray	19		'69 Ford	Henley Gray			293	0	0	running	650	0
21	40	Wendell Scott	34		'69 Ford	Wendell Scott			290	0	0	running	600	0
22	35	Dick May	5		'70 Plymouth	Faustina			268	0	0	running	590	0
23	37	Earl Brooks	46		'69 Chevrolet	Tom Hunter			264	0	0	engine	585	0
24	4	Pete Hamilton	6		'71 Plymouth	Owens	Owens		249	3	16	engine	745	0
25	1	Buddy Baker	11		'71 Dodge	Petty		155.796	231	9	77	engine	1960	0
26	33	Dick Poling	62	Kaye Engineering	'69 Dodge				226	0	0	running	570	0
27	16	G.C. Spencer	49		'69 Plymouth	G.C. Spencer			164	0	0	wheel	665	0
28	28	Paul Tyler	95		'69 Mercury	Paul Tyler			149	0	0	engine	560	0
29	29	John Sears	4		'69 Dodge	Sears			136	0	0	lug bolt	555	0
30	25	Bill Dennis	90		'69 Mercury	Donlavey			131	0	0	vibration	550	0
31	14	Neil Castles	06		'70 Dodge	Castles			92	0	0	suspension	570	0
32	30	Charlie Roberts	77		'70 Ford	Charlie Roberts			90	0	0	engine	540	0
33	7	Bobby Isaac	71	K&K Insurance	'71 Dodge	Krauskopf	Hyde		86	0	0	oil cooler	560	0
34	22	Coo Coo Marlin	07		'69 Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			82	0	0	engine	530	0
35	11	Joe Frasson	18		'70 Dodge	Frasson			66	0	0	wheel	550	0
36	36	Ed Negre	8		'69 Ford	Negre			62	0	0	transmission	520	0
37	31	Dub Simpson	93		'71 Chevrolet	Furr			60	0	0	engine	515	0
38	34	Raymond Williams	47		'71 Ford	Raymond Williams			40	0	0	transmission	510	0
39	8	Dave Marcis	2		'69 Dodge	Marcis			38	0	0	suspension	530	0
40	9	Elmo Langley	64		'69 Mercury	Langley			36	0	0	engine	525	0